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SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 1979
50 ILLEGAL ALTERATIONS IN BUILDINGS REMOVED BY PWD
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THE BUILDING AUTHORITY HAS COMPLETED A TOTAL OF 50 JOBS INVOLVING THE PHYSICAL REMOVAL OF UNAUTHORISED OR ILLEGAL ALTERATIONS TO BUILDINGS DURING THE PAST 12 MONTHS.
THIS WAS STATED BY MR. TED KENNARD, PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT BUILDING SURVEYOR, OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, EARLIER THIS WEEK WHEN HE SIGNED A TWO-YEAR CONTRACT VALUED AT $4.8 MILLION WITH MR. FU CHI-HUNG OF FU HING CONSTRUCTION CO. LTD.
IT INCLUDES REMOVALS OF UNAUTHORISED STRUCTURES FROM BUILDINGS IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR, DEMOLITION WORKS AND REPAIR OF DEFECTIVE BUILDINGS THROUGHOUT HONG KONG.
MR. KENNARD SAID THAT THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE CARRIES OUT SUCH WORKS WHEN AN OWNER IS IN DEFAULT OF AN ORDER MADE BY THE BUILDING AUTHORITY UNDER THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE.
THE COST OF DOING THE WORK IS THEN RECOVERED FROM THE OWNER.
+EMERGENCY WORKS, SUCH AS PARTIAL OR FULL DEMOLITION OF BUILDINGS, SIGNS AND OTHER STRUCTURES, CAN BE UNDERTAKEN AT ANY TIME OF THE DAY OR NIGHT TO SAFEGUARD THE PUBLIC,+ HE SAID.
MR. KENNARD ADDED THAT A NEW SECTION HAD RECENTLY BEEN ESTABLISHED IN THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE TO CONCENTRATE EXCLUSIVELY ON ENFORCING COMPLIANCE WITH ORDERS SERVED ON OWNERS IN RESPECT OF UNAUTHORISED STRUCTURES.
IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT THE TOTAL VOLUME OF SUCH WORK UNDERTAKEN BY THE BUILDING AUTHORITY WILL CONSIDERABLY INCREASE IN THE NEXT FINANCIAL YEAR, HE ADDED.
ANOTHER PHASE OF SHEK WUT HUI DEVELOPMENT STARTS
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THE GOVERNMENT IS TO EMBARK SHORTLY ON YET ANOTHER PACKAGE OF THE SHEK WUI HUI DEVELOPMENT TO PROVIDE LAND FOR RESIDENTIAL AND INDUSTRIAL USES AND AN ESTATE UNDER THE HOME OWNERSHIP SCHEME.
THE PROJECT, ESTIMATED TO COST ABOUT $441 MILLION, FORMS PART OF THE OVERALL PROGRAMME TO TURN FANL ING-SHEUNG SHUI-SHEK WUI HUI AREAS INTO A MODERN NEW TOWN FOR ABOUT 170,000 PEOPLE BY THE MID 1980'S.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TAI PO DISTRICT OFFICE SAID TODAY (SATURDAY) THAT COMPREHENSIVE PLANS HAD BEEN PREPARED TO COVER ALL THE THREE AREAS BUT EACH WOULD RETAIN ITS OWN INDIVIDUAL IDENTITY.
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